GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
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| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
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| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
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| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
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